Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red crossbill irruption year?

[Matthew Young]

Hi Kevin,

It's the largest type 4 irruption in the northeast in at least 25 years,
and it's one of the top three Type 2 irruptions in the same time period. We
often have a few type 2 around in the northeast most years. The numbers
this year are impressive though.

Matt

On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 1:20 PM Kevin C Packard  wrote:

> Hi fellow birders,
>
>  I've been having some success in finding red crossbills recently, mainly
> where the Finger Lakes Trail crosses Michigan Hollow Rd (the N crossing of
> the two at the creek), but also today on the FLT near where it crosses
> Travor Rd in Danby. Jay McGowan was kind enough to tell me that I had been
> observing both Type 2 and Type 12 crossbills at Michigan Hollow. I'm
> curious if this is considered an irruption year for this species.  Whether
> or no, it's quite satisfying hearing (and today finally getting good looks
> at)  crossbills. Happy birding!
>
> Cheers,
>
>  Kevin Packard
>
> PS: Be advised that the Michigan Hollow location is much more accessible.
> Travor Rd is driveable is you have a jeep or similar good ground clearance
> vehicle that does not mind poor dirt roads. I don't, so I just walked the
> FLT from S Danby Rd (2.5 miles round trip) instead. Ebird lists at
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S166817133 (Michigan Hollow, April 1)
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S166953165 (FLT - Travor Rd, April 2)
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black Scoters, Myers Point

[Matthew Young]

A group of 10 Cornell students (part of a couple classes I teach in spring
and fall) and I had a flock of 17 Brant continuously circling at Stewart
Park this morning. There were also a few Ruddy Ducks, the female Surf
Scoter, a Lesser Scaup, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, Coots and more were seen as
well.

Matt

On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 8:52 AM Jay McGowan  wrote:

> A flock of about 60 Black Scoters, a mix of males and females, is
> currently out on the lake directly out from the spit at Myers Point, fairly
> distant but giving reasonable scope views. A female type Surf and
> White-winged scoter are also around the lighthouse area. Some Brant have
> flown by going south, and a few were just reported at Stewart Park as well.
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[cayugabirds-l] n. end Cayuga Lake and Montezuma Complex

[Matthew Young]

Hi all,

Yeah, I was leading the 2nd leg of my 8-part class called Nourishing
Ourselves Through Nature (I'm doing it as a collab with Baltimore Woods),
and I can echo what Bob McGuire said, it was a very birdy picturesque day
to be out despite only seeing 1 Snow Goose. The day was about a sense of
"awe" that nature brings. we ended up having 22 species of
waterfowl including the merganser and swan sweeps. We also had several
Sandhill Cranes, a Merlin at Mud Lock, and several Bald Eagles and Northern
Harriers around too.

best,
Matt

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red-Tailed Hawk borealis vs abieticola subspecies Stevenson Road Game Farm Today

[Matthew Young]

Nice, there's also been a nice abieticola Red-tail (they superficially
start to look a little like light morph Roughies IMO) around George Rd at
the location I first found the huge flock of Redpolls early last week.

Matt



On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 8:41 PM David Nicosia  wrote:

> All,
>
> I spent some time watching the numerous RED-TAILED HAWKs on Stevenson Road
> over the Game Farm. Two subspecies (I believe) were present (see photos in
> ebird report).
>
> 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S79764223
>
> I noticed much darker markings on some RED-TAILED HAWKs which I believe
> are the abieticola subspecies or "northern" RED-TAILED HAWK. There were many
> with lighter markings which is the borealis subspecies that nests here and
> is our "eastern" RED-TAILED HAWK. This is kind of backwards since "boreal"
> usually means north!
>
> In any event, this is a neat place to study RED-TAILED HAWKS since there
> are so many here!  I have seen a few abieticola subspecies in Broome County
> but there seemed to be at least several here.
>
> There was also a large flock of EUROPEAN STARLINGs of which I found 4
> BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS. They are not rare but neat to see in winter.  I also
> enjoyed seeing the many TURKEY VULTURES, again not rare here, but quite
> rare in Broome County in winter. I didn't see any BLACK VULTURES which are
> being seen here regularly.
>
> I didn't go to the compost piles opting to stay on Stevenson road.
>
> Best,
> Dave Nicosia
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] North American Redpoll sweep, Bohemian Waxwings and more

[Matthew Young]

Hi,


Come on Kevin, I have full confidence you can identify all 4 subspecies on 
the table or in the field. Mistakes can happen, but all 4 subspecies can be 
identified with practice. :)


cheers,
Matt




From: Kevin J. McGowan k...@cornell.edu
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 12:10 PM
To: grosb...@clarityconnect.com grosb...@clarityconnect.com, 
CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu, 
oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com, 
cny-naturalhist...@darkstar.cortland.edu 
cny-naturalhist...@darkstar.cortland.edu
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] North American Redpoll sweep, Bohemian 
Waxwings and more

When I was on the New York State Avian Records Committee I realized that 
there was no possible way to evaluate what people thought they saw with 
redpolls. Photos are the only hope. 

Even then, I have had a couple dozen carcasses from Alaska on the table in 
front of me and I wasn't sure what was what.

Kevin

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[cayugabirds-l] Northern Gannet/Parasitic Jaeger/Black-legged Kittiwake/Finches

[Matthew Young]

Hello all,


Just a quick rundown of my highlights. After getting the inspection done on 
my car,  I did a quick late morning run through Summerhill to Owasco Lake. 
...from there I headed to Cayuga Lake. 


Summerhill: 75 PINE SISKINS and 1 COMMON REDPOLL at feeders at the house on 
Lake Como (Fire Ln E?). ~20 EVENING GROSBEAKS and PURPLE FINCHES at the 
Hovel Chalet on Fillmore Rd. 


Owasco Lake at south end: 1 Juvy NORTHERN GANNET came down the lake mid 
height and then disappeared over the ridge to the east. 


Long Pt State Park on Cayuga Lake: for second day in a row an ADULT 
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (today's went by closer), PURPLE SANDPIPER, SURF 
SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER AND 1000+ BRANT. 


Rte 90 south of Long Pt: lots of Robins, 10+ E. BLUEBIRDS, 30+ AMERICAN 
PIPITS, and 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE. 


Myers Pt: LONG-TAILED DUCK


Bluffs overlooking Aurora: juvy LAUGHING GULL


High Banks/McKenzie-Childs: 2 RED-NECKED GREBES, 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 
and 1 dark PARASITIC JAEGER


Started morning off at feeders at house with a lone PINE SISKIN, 
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW...not bad for the city. 


I missed the Ross' Gull and storm-petrels, but did get the Kittiwake and 
Jaegerand the Gannet was a nice pick up for sure.. Overall, a nice 
day...and the storm brought us some nice birds. 


cheers,
Matt Young

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Mississippi Kite

[Matthew Young]

Hello,


I think last year's Mississippi Kites were seen by Jessie and Chris over near 
the Monkey Run area of Fall Creek?


I think it was a Mississippi Kite, but it was just tooo quick to know for sure. 
In the 10 seconds I saw the bird just over treetops over the car, I first went 
gull, doesn't look quite right. I knew it was definitely not an Osprey or 
Eagle. By the third glance, I said that looks like a Mississippi Kite -- worth 
keeping an eye out for. 


Matt



From: Kenneth Victor Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:03 AM
To: Asher Hockett veery...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Mississippi Kite

YES, and I was wondering if anyone would spot a kite yesterday with the hot 
winds. I failed to find one over my house.


Ken Rosenberg
Director of Conservation Science
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
607-254-2412
607-342-4594 (cell)
k...@cornell.edu




On Jun 1, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Asher Hockett wrote:

If not mistaken, that area had a report of a mississippi Kite last year. 

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:42 AM, grosb...@clarityconnect.com 
grosb...@clarityconnect.com wrote:
Hello,

On the way home yesterday I spotted what looked like a very buoyant light
gray colored raptor flying over
Fall Creek on Fall Creek Rd near Red Mill Rd --the bridge is out at Red
Mill Rd. Unfortunately it was one of
those deals where I'd look up, look at cars in front of me, look up, look
at cars in front of me. I pulled
over when I could, and circled back as I did see the bird continue towards
Freeville along the creek --I
didn't re-locate the bird. It was not an Osprey or an eagle, and at first
glance I thought gull. Perhaps it
was a Harrier or a gull, but neither seemed right to me. Given the range
expansion of Mississippi Kites
into the NE the past 3-4 years (and nesting in the state for the first
time), this species could turn up here
in summer. I figured I'd at least post this in case anyone wants to follow
up on it, especially since this area
is very underbirded. This species could perhaps be the next new basin
breeder.

cheers,
Matt


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